Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage.

User reviews:

Overall:

Mostly Positive
(136 reviews)
- 77% of the 136 user reviews for this game are positive.

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March 23

Just dropping by to bring you the very awesome news that Monster Slayers, the new card-based battler from Nerdook, is out now on Steam.

Even better news, if you own either of Nerdook's previous games – Vertical Drop Heroes HD or Reverse Crawl – you're entitled to a special loyalty discount. If you own either of those games on Steam and you buy Monster Slayers before 10am PST 30 March, you get a very tasty 33% discount at the checkout. Nice.

Don't have Vertical Drop or Reverse Crawl? Don't be sad - there's a 10% discount for EVERYONE who picks up Monster Slayers before 30 March, 10am PST. Everyone's a winner!

March 20

Monster Slayers is just a fews days away - it launches this Thursday, 23 March! - so now feels like a good time to deliver some news about discounts.

There will be a 10% discount on all purchases of Monster Slayers before 31 March. In addition, and as a thank you to Nerdook fans, there will be an extra 23% discount for anyone who owns either of the developer's previous games - Vertical Drop Heroes and Reverse Crawl.

Even better, the discounts stack, so if you own Vertical Drop Heroes and/or Reverse Crawl, and you purchase Monster Slayers before 31 March, you'll get a total discount of 33%.

So, to recap:

10% discount for anyone who purchases Monster Slayers before 31 March

23% discount for anyone who purchases Monster Slayers before 31 March and owns either of Nerdook's previous games - Vertical Drop Heroes and Reverse Crawl

The discounts stack, so you can get 33% off Monster Slayers if you buy before 31 March

Reviews

“If you're looking for a fun and slightly different type of RPG that you can easily play in spurts, definitely give this one a go.”95/100 – GamingNexus

“It is perfect for gamers who are into roguelike games and who also like platformers and RPGs. And of course, fans of Nerdook would certainly appreciate and enjoy this updated classic.”8/10 – ThatVideoGameBlog

“Dropping random heroes through strange 2D worlds until they meet their untimely, permanent deaths has never felt so exhilarating… Fun gameplay, lots of reasons to replay, great value!”8/10 – GamesInAsia

About This Game

Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage, until you face the final boss and uncover the truth behind the game!

FEATURES

- Randomly generated stages, enemies and bosses, resulting in a very replayable game - Artwork, coding and animation done by one person (me) in that unique Nerdook style - Split screen, local co-op, as well as local network coop! - Destructible terrain and multiple uses for each skill gives you plenty of options to approach the different situations generated - Tons of skills, abilities, traits and powers that you can unlock in the game, creating a different hero each time - Unique combat system where proper planning is more important than quick reflexes - Persistent upgrades allow you to carry forward progress between games, with a choice between increasingly expensive persistent upgrades or generally cheaper temporary upgrades - Every enemy and boss has been designed to provide challenge and variety

BACKGROUNDThis is a HD remake of GIGANTIC proportions for Vertical Drop Heroes, the original webgame with over 2 million plays... from Nerdook, a one-man developer with a portfolio of games that has accumulated more than 50 million plays worldwide! Bigger and better in every way, Vertical Drop Heroes HD revamps the entire game into an epic, randomly generated platformer RPG!